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Parametric Animation
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This project, Parametric Animation, aims to test the potential of parametric structures as an architectural design tool. Although this tool is not new in the architectural design community, the variety of its applications ...
Rural Decline:Preserving Community
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Rural Decline: Preserving Community. This thesis will focus on the question “How can architecture aid in the preservation and revitalization of rural communities?” Architectural problem solving and community involvement ...
Developing a Dialectic
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This project, titled Developing a Dialectic, began as an analysis of the tangible evidence of time within a built environment, specifically the changing paths on which we experience our cities and the objects and spaces ...
Assembling the Pieces
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This thesis will research and examine the impact that a mental treatment center would have on the chronic mentally ill community by creating a diversion from incarceration and homelessness by offering the necessities of ...
Digital Oasis
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This thesis approaches the issue “As technology further develops our
abilities to communicate across distance, what role will public space play,
if any, in the future shaping of our cities?” The Theoretical Premise/
Unifying ...
Plug it in: A perpetual living system
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Plug it in explores the question -- are the principles and guidelines of modularity sufficient to accommodate a community and yield a city. The problem will be expressed by the design of a mixed-use potential building with ...
Illinois . An Exposure to Sensory Interaction
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This thesis intends to establish a new interpretation of the museum - a museum that is solely influenced by the presence or absence of sensory interaction through installations. Architectural installations have the ability ...
Architecture's Impact
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This thesis project, Architecture’s Impact, will aim to find a solution to the question, “How can architecture be used as a tool to educate its inhabitants about environmental issues?” The typology involved in this ...
Design by Nature - A Montessori School
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This thesis examines the ability of designers to use nature as an inspiration in their design process, often referred to as biomimicry. The final design for this Montessori school of 180 students in Winnipeg, Manitoba will ...
Technology Past and Present: An Exploration In Agricultural Archaeology
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This book examines the history of technology specific to the area of agriculture. Technology exists as a product of culture, and can therefore be studied through the field of anthropology, even more specifically archaeology. ...